“[The bank] appears to have lagged building digital capabilities at par with peers,” says Harsh Wardhan Modi, co-head of Asia ex-Japan bank research at JPMorgan in Singapore, in a report, who has a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs FY 2022 budget guidelines, 4 tril. yen for green growth
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Cabinet approved Wednesday budget ... forces of the economic growth when compiling the budget," Finance Minister Taro Aso told reporters. A record-high initial budget ... ( read original story ...)
Japan names Yano, ex-aide to Suga, as top finance bureaucrat
Yano, 58, will succeed Mitsuru Ota, 61, as vice finance minister, the top bureaucratic post at the most powerful ministry in Japan, effective Thursday. The government also named Masato Kanda, who ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Binance to Double Compliance Staff as Regulators Circle
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance plans on doubling its compliance team by year's and said it will "humbly welcome more capable talents" as it faces a blizzard of global regulatory probes. Authorities ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Bridge Investment Group Holdings Sees IPO Of Up To 18.75 Million Class A Common Shares Of Priced To Be Between $15.00 And $17.00 Per Share – SEC Filing
Didi Seeks Up to $4 Billion in U.S. IPO Japan Has Good Catch Up Potential in Second Half: UBS’s Zuercher XPeng President Gu on H.K. Listing, Regulatory Risks, Tesla Nomura Axes Cash Prime Brokerage in ... ( read original story ...)
Mark Wahlberg-backed fitness group F45 plots $1.5bn IPO
F45, the fitness chain backed by Hollywood hardman Mark Wahlberg, is seeking a valuation of more than $1.5bn (£1bn) in The post Mark Wahlberg-backed fitness group F45 plots $1.5bn IPO appeared first ... ( read original story ...)
Clean Science IPO subscribed 1.70 times on Day 1
The portion for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 1 per cent, non-institutional investors 2.15 times and retail individual investors (RIIs) 2.48 times. ( read original story ...)
Norway’s Yara looks to supply zero-CO2 ‘green ammonia’ to Japan
Norway's Yara International, one of the world's largest fertilizer companies, looks to produce ammonia using renewable energy in Australia as Japan plans to use the chemical as an alternative to coal, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to issue Tokyo state of emergency until after Olympics – Nikkei
Japan's government is preparing to issue a state of emergency this month in Tokyo to tackle a rise in COVID-19 infections that it will keep in place until is August 22, after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.96%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell ... ( read original story ...)
How this 36-year-old coder built India’s largest crypto trading exchange
Nischal Shetty has made a name for himself in India as the co-founder and CEO of the country's largest cryptocurrency platform. ( read original story ...)
GR Infraprojects IPO Oversubscribed Within Hours Of Opening
GR Infraprojects shares were in high demand as its share sale via initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed within hours of opening, data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) showed. GR ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Finance Standalone March 2021 Net Sales at Rs 0.06 crore, up 46.67% Y-o-Y
Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.22 crore in March 2021 down 43.99% from Rs. 0.40 crore in March 2020. EBITDA stands at Rs. 0.29 crore in March 2021 down 46.3% from Rs. 0.54 crore in March 2020. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan appoints fiscal hawk Yano as finance ministry’s top bureaucrat
Japan has appointed fiscal hawk Koji Yano, known for his close ties with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, as administrative vice minister at the Ministry of Finance - the ministry's top bureaucrat. ( read original story ...)
Who Would You Listen to on Crypto: Tom Brady, Dionne Warwick or Elon Musk?
Here’s what some of the most outspoken Bitcoin evangelists — and skeptics — have to say halfway through a record-setting year. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares weighed by chip stocks as COVID-19 worries persist
The Nikkei share average slipped 0.86% to 28,394.73 by 0202 GMT, and the broader Topix dropped 0.65% to 1,941.71 ... ( read original story ...)